MAJERUS François

François Emile MAJERUS was Alfred SCHOELLER’s partner in the company “F. Majerus & Schoeller” which they operated together in the Colmar Berg foundry in the 1860s, up to 1879 when SCHOELLER became sole maître des forges.
MAJERUS was born in Luxembourg-city (509 rue de Clairefontaine). His father’s occupation was greffier de la justice de paix, section du Nord and later became notaire. His mother was Louise KREWINCKEL, born 1794 across the border in Schleiden, Prussia.
MAJERUS became a Mineningenieur and lived in the Colmar Berg Castle.
Heinrich Alfred SCHOELLER was of German origin, born 1834 in Düren, Nordrhein Westfalen. He came to Luxembourg in 1861 and joined MAJERUS in Colmar Berg. He was an Industrieller.
In 1867 SCHOELLER married MAJERUS’ niece Léonie MARCHAND, born 1847 in Luxembourg-city.
MAJERUS died in1887 in Luxembourg-city.
SCHOELLER died in Bonn in 1892, at the age of 58.
Mathias TREINEN took over the management of the Colmar Berg foundry in 1894. He was married to SCHOELLER’s daughter Claire.
In 1916 the company was renamed F. MAJERUS & M. TREINEN. It was dissolved, however, soon after, in 1920.

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